Where it gets interesting — at least for amateur pop psychologists like yours truly — is 56 percent of men are on board the Christie train, while only 43 percent of women think the governor is doing a good job.

While those raw numbers look kind of close (a 13 percent difference), they’re not. The percentage difference is actually 30 percent. Look at it this way: Out of every 100 men, 56 stand with Christie, and out of 100 women, only 43 do. It would take 13 more women — 30 percent more, in fact — to even out the scales.

Math lesson over, and the fact remains: The He-Man Women’s Hater Club is open for business! (And yes, now that I think about it, Spanky from “The Little Rascals” is a nice approximation of our governor: Hefty, outspoken and in charge. Bad job by the press of New Jersey not coming up with “Spanky” as a nickname for him. I’m ashamed.) (Related question: Does this mean the “Alfalfa” role would be played by senate President Stephen Sweeney? Discuss.)

Anyway, Christie has the men to thank for his record numbers. Good question here: Why?

Well, for starters — and possibly finishers — he’s mirroring a national trend, as Mitt Romney, according to an ABC poll, only has a 40 percent favorability rating with women, compared to 51 for President Barack Obama.

But I don’t think that’s the reason, mostly because New Jersey ain’t Iowa or Idaho or wherever. It’s not like us to mirror anything about the rest of the country.

Nope. I think it’s something much simpler: Christie comes off as a Jersey tough guy, and us Jersey fellas gravitate toward that, thinking it’s cool, and women don’t want any part of it. Simple? Of course. Stupid? Maybe. Any less true? Probably not.

Many silly comparisons have been made between Christie and the fictional Tony Soprano, but there’s something to it, and it’s the swagger. Soprano resonated with New Jersey men because we all know someone like Tony. (“The Big Guy in Charge” archetype, not the “Mafia don” archetype.) This is same reason Jets fans (usually) love Rex Ryan and why Bill Parcells could no wrong. Big guys, big personalities.

But it’s not just the famous “Big Guys In Charge” we love. We all know this type. We remember them from the old neighborhood, from school, from the corner deli. And we know these guys now. These are the guys that when “the guys” get together, it’s not really a party until “that guy” gets there.

Christie comes off as “that guy,” mostly because he probably is.

Back when George W. Bush was running for president in 2000, men wanted to “have a beer” with him. Similar thing here, except New Jersey fellas want to tailgate with Christie and yell “chug chug chug” when he shotguns a Budweiser tallboy.

Amateur pop psychology hour over. Next week: Why former president Jimmy Carter is like everyone’s second favorite uncle.